Connecting Kids to Nature in the Rouge Toronto – Today, Wildlands League is celebrating the protection of nature in the city with its 6th Annual Paddle the Rouge. Paddle the Rouge is the conservation group’s annual fundraiser and increases awareness … Continued
Rouge National Urban Park bill strengthens nature conservation February 22, 2017 OTTAWA – CPAWS welcomed today’s passage at third reading of Bill C-18, which strengthens the Rouge National Urban Park Act to ensure that nature conservation is the first priority … Continued
Senate committee rejects all amendments to Rouge National Urban Park Act Toronto, ON—Leading environmental conservation groups in the province stand by Ontario’s decision to not transfer provincially controlled lands to the federal government for the proposed Rouge National Urban Park … Continued
January 27 2015 Ottawa, ON — Yesterday’s passage of the Rouge National Urban Park Act by the House of Commons is no cause for celebration. The proposed legislation fails to establish nature conservation as the priority in park management, ignoring … Continued
November 18, 2014 – Ottawa – Members of Parliament are being asked to scrap Bill C-40 after the committee hearings on the Rouge National Urban Park Act rejected all proposed amendments to strengthen the legislation. The current bill is weak … Continued
September 3, 2014 – TORONTO – The Ontario government did the right thing yesterday by deciding not to transfer its substantial Rouge Park lands to Parks Canada until the federal legislation and management plan for Rouge Park are significantly strengthened. … Continued